Portrayed in circa 1950 is John Sutter's bedroom at Sutter's Fort, located at Twenty-Seventh and L Streets. Located just west of the main gate, it was part of three connecting rooms, including Sutter's office and kitchen.
This circa 1960 postcard shows John Sutter's Fort Sutter office, regaled with the national flag of his native Switzerland. Sutter's allusions to building a New Helvetia on the Pacific Coast are common throughout local geography and numerous...
This 1939 postcard shows one of Captain John Sutter's offices, this one connected with his bedroom and kitchen, long the fort's western wall. Many believe this to be the very location where James W. Marshall, on the evening of January 28, 1848,...
California Middle School is located at 1600 Vallejo Way in Sacramento, California. Designed by Sacramento architecture luminary Harry Devine and built at a cost of $300,000, the structure opened in November 1933 with an enrollment of 738 pupils...
This 1955 photograph captures Captain John Sutter's bedroom, located at Sutter's Fort. A California State Park since 1947, the fort can be found at the corner of Twenty-Seventh and L Streets.
Captain John Sutter's kitchen and dining room are the focus of this 1939 postcard. Tucked into the southwest portion of the fort, the kitchen was part of a three celled area, comprised of the Captain's living quarters, office and, as pictured,...
This idyllic scene on the northern side of Sutter's Fort was captured in 1937. Visible are a pond, covered with water lilies, and a walkway where a wicker baby buggy and small child stand. To the right of that, a woman stands below a tree,...
The nothwestern grounds of Sutter's Fort are captured in this April 1937 photograph. Along the western wall and written in well-trimmed planted beds are the words "Sutter Fort." Sutter's Fort is located at Twenty-Seventh and L Streets.
Shown in 1915 is Sutter's Fort, as viewed from the southeast. Cattle graze just outside the fort's northern wall. The card's inset shows the fort's central building. The annotation - "Sutter's Fort near Sacramento, Where Gold was First...
This postcard shows the crumbling central building at Sutter's Fort. When the fort was active, the depicted structure was frenzied with activity vital to the function of the compound, the business interests of the Sutter, and the morale of the...
This 1915 postcard shows a newly-restored Sutter's Fort, as seen from the northeast. The forts adobe-style walls were rebuilt with new brick at a height of 16 feet. The exact layout and angle of the fort's walls was determined by finding...
Taken in 1937, this photograh shows the southern entrance to Sutter's Fort. Flanked on either side of fan palms, the entramce is also guarded by a single canon. The gate sign reads "1839 Sutter's Fort." A California State Park since 1947, the...
Captured in 1955 is the entrance to Sutter's Fort. Two cannons stand sentinel over the venerable spot while a woman and two children exit the grounds. Sutter's Fort is located at Twenty-Seventh and L Streets.
Shown in this 1955 photograph, taken at Sutter's Fort, is the wedding dress, worn by Martha Jane Reed, a survivor of the infamous Donner Party. She married Frank Lewis, in Santa Cruz, California, on Christmas Day 1856. Sutter's Fort is located at...
An exhibit of the clothing worn by a sheriff in early Sacramento is the focus of this 1955 photograph at Sutter's Fort. Case also contains a hat, coat, glasses, and other miscellaneous items. Sutter's Fort is located at Twenty-Seventh and L...
This 1955 photograph reveals a display of Sutter's Fort printing equipment. A printing press and type set make up the bulk of the display. Sutter's Fort is located at Twenty-Seventh and L Streets.
Visibile from the south, and across L Street, is Sutter's Fort. The main gate, as shown in the center of the postcard, was replaced by a more historically accurate one in 1991. It consisted of two massive, 15-foot-high redwood doors, and was...
As seen from L Street, spectators take in Sutter's Fort, part of the California State Parks system since 1947. Although United States and California State flags fly in the foreground, a Mexican flag hangs to the right of the frame. The tricolor...
This circa 1950 postcard shows Peter Slater's Saloon, set within Sutter's Fort, located at Twenty-Seventh and L Streets. Slater, a native of Independence, Missouri, widower, and father of 9 children. According to historian Laura T. Collins,...
Sacramento and Sutter's Fort celebrated its100th anniversary in 1939 with a "Golden Empire" Centennial. Many of the celebrants dressed (and posed) in pioneer costume. The ladies are on the balcony of the central building at the Fort while the...
